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This configuration

dev tap
ifconfig 10.3.0.1 255.255.255.0
key.txt
ping 10
comp-lzo
verb 4
mute 10


gives me:

Connecting to sample has failed

Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in sample.ovpn:78: key.txt (2.2.0)
Use --help for more information.

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-UNLESS I comment it out
;key.txt
thus having an 'undef' key.


I'm on windows 7 x86 but also intend to use with x64.

-I read somewhere you have to put the complete path to files, is this true?
-I also read that with x64 even if you put the path, openvpn config files have to be copied to \program files\ from \program files(x86)\ or else it won't work.

hi there,

the format inside config files are

statement parameter

so,
key.txt

is a parameter without statement...

please read this..

http://www.openvpn.net/index.php/open-s ... howto.html

Michael.

ok, got it to work.


now while trying to build-dh I get:

warning: can't open config file: c:\openssl/ssl/openssl.cnf .... ... ..
though it does output a dh

when tring to build-ca I get the same as above plus:

error on line 150 of openssl.cnf
2648:error:0e065068:configuration file routines:str_copy:variable has no value:.\crypto\conf\conf_def.c:610:line 150


The openssl.cnf file I have is the latest. clean-all works. I'm using windows 7

>warning: can't open config file: c:\openssl/ssl/openssl.cnf .... ... .

it searches in wrong file location...

are you using 32 or 64 bit?

which version did you installed?

Michael.

now while trying to build-dh I get:

warning: can't open config file: c:\openssl/ssl/openssl.cnf .... ... ..
though it does output a dh

this is an artifact of the openssl binaries that come with openvpn 2.2 ; you can ignore this warning

when tring to build-ca I get the same as above plus:

error on line 150 of openssl.cnf
2648:error:0e065068:configuration file routines:str_copy:variable has no value:.\crypto\conf\conf_def.c:610:line 150

you probably forgot to load the 'vars.bat' file first - see the HOWTO http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-sourc ... o.html#pki for details.